return from lanling

[shangba]

A full moon, unblinking.

You did not sleep, to see?

Comments

[shangba]

No. But Wei Ying writes.

[emperorssmile]

And you’ve seen me more recently and will see me before the day’s done.

Do you think A-Liang’s old enough to meet the rabbits?

[shangba]

He will pull their tails.

...as Wei Ying does.

[emperorssmile]

They don’t bite when I bother them.

Oh, you’re more worried about the rabbits than A-Liang.

[shangba]

A poor father.

[emperorssmile]

But a good rabbit owner.

[shangba]

Steward.

Wei Ying, not unlike rabbits. Restless, skittish, nosing. Soft. Cuddling.

[emperorssmile]

I’m cute and taste good, too.

We can feed the rabbits together, too.

[shangba]

Wei Ying enjoys the leisures of rabbits, also.

[emperorssmile]

Yeah, they can be entertaining. I like watching them chase each other sometimes. I haven’t spent much time with them since we adopted Liang.

[shangba]

Fitting that Wei Ying's 'rabbit' would eat him instead.

[emperorssmile]

I didn’t think rabbits or Lans ate meat.

[shangba]

Liang enjoys hair.

[emperorssmile]

And fingers too lately.

[shangba]

Unseemly. Break him of the habit.

[emperorssmile]

Yeah, that’s fair. The finger biting might be my fault. When he first started teething, I thought it was cute when he tried to gnaw on my finger after applying the numbing agent to his gums. Now that some of his teeth are growing in, it’s not so cute.

[shangba]

Did Yuan not also first bully Wei Ying?

Perhaps family habit.

[emperorssmile]

He was moody sometimes, sure. He used to punch my chest with his little fists when he was upset.

Did he do that to you, too? Or was I just lucky?

[Then again, Lan Zhan probably never bullied A-Yuan and Wei Wuxian is guilty of bullying both of their sons.]

[shangba]

He was mannered by the time I exited seclusion.

Sedate during visits.

[emperorssmile]

Yeah, your uncle does have a reputation for shaping kids into good little Lans.

I’m glad Sizhui’s defiant in his own little ways.

[shangba]

Perhaps, after tumult, our peace and structure suited him.

[emperorssmile]

Maybe so.

He’s such a great kid. He’s got a strong sense of justice and he’s more mature than most of the adults I know.

[shangba]

But embodies Wei Ying's flexibility.

[emperorssmile]

You raised him well, Lan Zhan. He’s got all our good parts.

[shangba]

And Wei Ying's bad taste in men.